Nessebar is located in Bourgas region, about 30 km away from the city and only 2 km from the biggest sea resort Sunny Beach. Nessebar is considered the pearl of South Black Sea coast, generously endowed by the nature and by the history.
The ancient, more than 3,000-year-old town of Nessebar is situated on a rocky peninsula on the Black Sea and was originally a Thracian settlement (Mesembria). At the beginning of the 6th century B.C., the city became a Greek colony. The city’s remains, which date mostly from the Hellenistic period, include the acropolis, a temple of Apollo, an agora and a wall from the Thracian fortifications. Among other monuments, the Stara Mitropolia Basilica and the fortress date from the Middle Ages, when this was one of the most important Byzantine towns on the west coast of the Black Sea. Wooden houses built in the 19th century are typical of the Black Sea architecture of the period.
Nowadays, being a famous resort, Nessebar consist of “old town” and “new town”. There are two beaches in the new town and the broad beach of Sunny Beach Resort is in very short distance.
The old town is included in the list of monuments of the world cultural and natural heritage compiled at UNESCO. |
